Arizona Sen. John McCain pranks CNN reporter on-air by giving him the horns
Feb 2, 2017, 5:50 PM
Senator, please! @SenJohnMcCain video bombs @mkraju live shot. 🤣Turns out @CNN air was covering w/graphic https://t.co/5FWPTiCX3C
— Laurie Ure (@LaurieUreCNN) February 1, 2017
Days on Capitol Hill can be long, treacherous and just plain boring for senators. So when Arizona Sen. John McCain saw the opportunity to pick on a CNN reporter, he went for it.
CNN Congressional Reporter Manu Raju was filming a live shot in the Russell Senate building on Wednesday, discussing Senate Democrats’ efforts to delay a couple votes for Cabinet positions, when McCain spotted the camera and decided to improv.
Yes, that’s right, Arizona’s senator give Raju the horns while on live television. And the best part? He was not the least bit sorry.
After all these years… revenge! https://t.co/a2he6UTAHM
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) February 1, 2017
Congressional reporters had a field day on Twitter over McCain’s stunt, which was a welcomed relief from a long half-week that saw both a Supreme Court Justice nominee and the confirmation of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State.
Didn't know McCain was a metal fan. https://t.co/uPagPShe2Y
— happy/tired alex (@alex) February 1, 2017
McCain ftw.https://t.co/B7sHcqLnAQ pic.twitter.com/KlJBRqjFKR
— Jim Swift (@JSwiftTWS) February 1, 2017
Manu, this needs to be your avatar ASAP: pic.twitter.com/QleVVMzod5
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) February 1, 2017
One reporter even pointed out that this was not the senator’s first time throwing up the horns.
John McCain loves throwing up the horns pic.twitter.com/vYwY9x4s9T
— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) February 1, 2017
Even Raju took the moment in stride.
That time @SenJohnMcCain heckled me during my live shot. https://t.co/VvsYyIcvkr
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 1, 2017
Who will McCain prank next? The world will have to wait and see.
#neverforget pic.twitter.com/gq4tl1Sdwp
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) February 1, 2017
